diff --git a/src/detection/cpuUsage/cpuUsage.c b/src/detection/cpuUsage/cpuUsage.c
index 61aaaf817..7470236dc 100644
--- a/src/detection/cpuUsage/cpuUsage.c
+++ b/src/detection/cpuUsage/cpuUsage.c
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 #include "fastfetch.h"
 #include "cpuUsage.h"
 
-#ifndef FF_DETECTION_CPUUSAGE_NOWAIT
+#if FF_DETECTION_CPUUSAGE_NOWAIT
+
+const char* ffGetCpuUsageResultNoWait(double* result);
+
+void ffPrepareCPUUsage() {}
+
+const char* ffGetCpuUsageResult(double* result) {
+    return ffGetCpuUsageResultNoWait(result);
+}
+
+#else //FF_DETECTION_CPUUSAGE_NOWAIT
 
 #include "common/time.h"
 
@@ -45,14 +55,4 @@ const char* ffGetCpuUsageResult(double* result)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-#else //FF_DETECTION_CPUUSAGE_NOWAIT
-
-const char* ffGetCpuUsageResultNoWait(double* result);
-
-void ffPrepareCPUUsage() {}
-
-const char* ffGetCpuUsageResult(double* result) {
-    return ffGetCpuUsageResultNoWait(result);
-}
-
 #endif //FF_DETECTION_CPUUSAGE_NOWAIT
diff --git a/src/detection/cpuUsage/cpuUsage.h b/src/detection/cpuUsage/cpuUsage.h
index 0c76275c0..4ac03c222 100644
--- a/src/detection/cpuUsage/cpuUsage.h
+++ b/src/detection/cpuUsage/cpuUsage.h
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #define FF_INCLUDED_detection_cpu_cpuUsage
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__MSYS__)
-    #define FF_DETECTION_CPUUSAGE_NOWAIT 1
+    // Disabled by default because the result does need some time to generate
+    #define FF_DETECTION_CPUUSAGE_NOWAIT 0
 #endif
 
 const char* ffGetCpuUsageResult(double* result);